List of mayors of Bloomington, Minnesota

This page lists the individuals who have served as mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota.[1]

Bloomington's mayors are full councilmembers who serve at large.

The term of office was two years until 1995, when voters approved a change to four-year terms.

No.MayorYearsElectedNotes
1Herman Kossow1953–19551953
2Gordon Miklethun1956–19611957
1959
3Herbert A. Knudsen1962–19631961
4Donald R. Hasselberg1964–19671963
1965
5John A. Thomasberg1968–19691967
6James M. King1970–19731969
1971
7Robert M. Benedict1974–19771973
1975
resigned January 3, 1977 to become MN state senator
8James H. Lindau1977–19871977
1979
1981
1983
1985
appointed on January 10, 1977, elected in November 1977
9Kurt Laughinghouse1988–19891987
10Neil W. Peterson1989-19951989
1991
1993
resigned mid-term on January 3, 1995 to join Metropolitan Council
11Coral Houle1995–19991995
1997
appointed January 3, 1995 to replace Peterson; was elected in own right in November 1995, first woman to serve as mayor
12Gene Winstead2000–20191999
2003
2007
2011
2015
longest serving mayor
13Tim Busse2020–2019
2023
elected in November 2019, incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Councilmember history | City of Bloomington MN". Archived from the original on May 30, 2018.